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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. EN-MC21210 Magnesium

AISI 201L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN-MC21210 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 320
48
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
44
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
17
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 660
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
90

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
1000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
1.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
980

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
72
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.6 to 2.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
96.3 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.1 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.0020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010